PMID- 22586497 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121002 LR - 20211021 IS - 2005-6168 (Electronic) IS - 1976-1457 (Print) IS - 1976-1457 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Apr TI - Suppressive effects of Schizandra chinensis Baillon water extract on allergy-related cytokine generation and degranulation in IgE-antigen complex-stimulated RBL-2H3 cells. PG - 97-105 LID - 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.97 [doi] AB - Schizandra chinensis Baillon is a traditional folk medicine plant that is used to treat and prevent several inflammatory diseases and cancer in Korea, but the underlying mechanisms involved in its anti-allergic activity are not fully understood. This study was designed to investigate mechanisms of anti-allergic activity of a Schizandra chinensis Baillon water extract (SCWE) in immunoglobulin E (IgE)-antigen complex-stimulated RBL2H3 cells and to assess whether gastric and intestinal digestion affects the anti-allergic properties of SCWE. Oxidative stress is an important consequence of the allergic inflammatory response. The antioxidant activities of SCWE increased in a concentration-dependent manner. RBL-2H3 cells were sensitized with monoclonal anti-dinitrophenol (DNP) specific IgE, treated with SCWE, and challenged with the antigen DNP-human serum albumin. SCWE inhibited beta-hexosaminidase release and expression of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-13, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) mRNA and protein in IgE-antigen complex-stimulated RBL2H3 cells. We found that digested SCWE fully maintained its antioxidant activity and anti-allergic activity against the IgE-antigen complex-induced activation of RBL-2H3 cells. SCWE may be useful for preventing allergic diseases, such as asthma. Thus, SCWE could be used as a natural functional ingredient for allergic diseases in the food and/or pharmaceutical industries. FAU - Chung, Mi Ja AU - Chung MJ AD - The Nutraceutical Bio Brain Korea 21 Project Group, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. FAU - Kim, Jeong-Mi AU - Kim JM FAU - Lee, Sangchul AU - Lee S FAU - Kim, Taewoo AU - Kim T FAU - Kim, Daejung AU - Kim D FAU - Baek, Jongmi AU - Baek J FAU - Kim, Taehyuk AU - Kim T FAU - Lee, Jaesung AU - Lee J FAU - Kim, Kyoungkon AU - Kim K FAU - Yoon, Jin A AU - Yoon JA FAU - Choe, Myeon AU - Choe M LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20120430 PL - Korea (South) TA - Nutr Res Pract JT - Nutrition research and practice JID - 101311052 EIN - Nutr Res Pract. 2012 Jun;6(3):270 PMC - PMC3349042 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic diseases OT - RBL-2H3 cells OT - Schizandra chinensis Baillon OT - antioxidant OT - cytokine EDAT- 2012/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2012/05/16 06:01 PMCR- 2012/04/01 CRDT- 2012/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2011/07/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/01/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/02/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/05/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/05/16 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.97 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nutr Res Pract. 2012 Apr;6(2):97-105. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.97. Epub 2012 Apr 30.